Jul
18
What I learned from Social Networking
Filed Under Leadership, Learning, Blogging, Social networking | 2 Comments
I was reading my feeds and catching up on my e-mail and dipping into online magazines …and wondering what I should blog about today.
A lot has happened this week. I have focused on getting my Linkedin profile up to date. A friend I made through blogging suggested this a while back. I had joined but done nothing else. I […]
Jul
11
An encouraging story for anyone who felt written off at school
Filed Under Edinburgh, Learning, success | Leave a Comment
My son graduated from Napier Unversity yesterday. Along with his sister’s graduation a couple of years ago this was one of the greatest days of my life. I had a huge lump in my throat and my heart was swelled with pride. Every graduate had worked hard to get there. The speakers reinforced the messages that […]
Apr
30
Ask questions until you get clarity
Filed Under Learning, lessons learned | 8 Comments
I am working with Napier University on a very exciting project - more of which soon - and I met with fellow associates of the Edinburgh HR Academy based there to discuss some of the details. When the worlds of academia and business come together it is my experience that there as some language difficulties. When […]
Apr
12
What I learned from Odd Jobs
Filed Under Career development, Learning, World of Work, lessons learned | 12 Comments
Each month Robert Hruzek sets a topic for a group writing project in the theme of “What I Learned From” and this month it is WILF Odd Jobs.
I thought about it and all of my jobs have been pretty mainstream. Nothing out of the ordinary at all.
Then I remembered my time as a postman ( […]
Apr
8
Making the best of your resume - have you forgotten what you know?
Filed Under Career development, Job search, Learning | 2 Comments
When I was in Dubai I found myself sitting in the sun next to a family who were speaking Russian. This of course is not a surprise in a cosmopolitan city like Dubai ( or Edinburgh for that matter) but what did surprise me was how much of what they were saying I was able […]